Forest of Dean

Forest of Dean is a constituency in the South West region of England. The seat has been held by Matt Bishop (Labour) since July 2024.

2024 General Election

The 2024 General Election was held on 4 July 2024. A total of 6 candidates ran for election.

Summary

LAB
Labour Gain
Majority
278
Electorate
72,857
Turnout
66%

You can view more detailed information about this election result on the election result pages.

UK Parliamentary constituency boundaries have changed following a review in 2023. This means that the election history for this constituency began at the last general election on 4 July 2024.

The Library’s election results site shows relationships to previous constituencies and election results for 2010-2024.

Share of the vote

The graph below shows the share of the vote across all the candidates.

Breakdown

The table below shows the individual vote breakdown for each candidate.

Candidate/Party Votes Share Change
Matt Bishop
Labour
16,373 34.0% 5.3%
Mark Harper
Conservative
16,095 33.5% -26.1%
Stan Goodin
Reform UK
8,194 17.0% 17.0%
Chris McFarling
Green Party
4,735 9.8% 0.8%
James Joyce
Liberal Democrat
2,604 5.4% 5.4%
Saiham Sikder
Socialist Labour Party
90 0.2% 0.2%